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Thursday, November 13, 2008
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Despite Valiant Efforts, QE2 Sets Sail For Dubai

Maritime Journal Online writes of the QE2 entering port early Tuesday morning: On its way into its home port at Southampton the ship ran hard aground on a

November 13, 2008
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Wednesday, November 12, 2008
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Incredibly Small Satellite Antennas For Ocean Broadband Internet

Our friends at Panbo bring us a sneak peek at KVH‘s ultra small broadband satellite antenna for ships. They write: Yup, at not much bigger than a

November 12, 2008
Total Views: 418

Marine Weather

Farmers Almanac: Winter 2007 / 2008

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November 12, 2008
Total Views: 52

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Intrepid Re-Opened for Business

New York’s Intrepid Air & Space Museum officially re-opened for business on Saturday for the first time since September 31, 2006.  The grand opening

November 12, 2008
Total Views: 47

Monday, November 10, 2008
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Maritime Monday 135

Welcome to this 135th edition of Maritime Monday. NOTE: Did I miss something? I am currently traveling so feel free to email me via the address listed below

November 10, 2008
Total Views: 101

Thursday, November 6, 2008
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gCaptain’s Travel Gear – An Office Aboard Ship

Note: This is not our gear or our ship. <-click for photographer details. This is an article that was originally posted in July, but with the holiday season

November 6, 2008
Total Views: 53

Wednesday, November 5, 2008
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A Message For Barack Obama: Welcome Aboard!

gCaptain is excited to announce that Barack Hussein Obama was elected today as the 44th president of the United States Of America. Just a few short weeks ago

November 5, 2008
Total Views: 40

Tuesday, November 4, 2008
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NOAA Shoreline Website’s Wealth of Resources

While sifting through NOAA.gov, I came across the NOAA Shoreline Website, a guide to national shoreline data and terms.  This is just another free tool to add

November 4, 2008
Total Views: 25

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What Motivates Your Vote?

[polldaddy poll=”1074177″] Curious which presidential canidate gCaptain supports? Our support runs parallel to that of The Unofficial Coast Guard

November 4, 2008
Total Views: 13

Monday, November 3, 2008
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Maritime Monday 134

The following is posted by Fred Fry: NOTE: Did I miss something that you posted? I am currently traveling so feel free to email me via the address listed

November 3, 2008
Total Views: 94

Friday, October 31, 2008
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Maritime Mystery – The Sailing Ship Mary Celeste

The List Universe brings us: Top 10 Unsolved Mysteries Mystery number 2, the harrowing tail of the sailing ship: Mary Celeste Mary Celeste was launched in Nova

October 31, 2008
Total Views: 694

Thursday, October 30, 2008
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The Cosco Busan – A Failure in xxx Resource Management

For a business to be successful you need hard work, willingness to accept risk and a touch of luck. For gCaptain the bit of luck was someone else’s

October 30, 2008
Total Views: 158

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Merchant Vessels Fend Off Attackers in Gulf of Aden

Depending on how you look at it, CNN reports some good news from the Gulf of Aden: Five attempts to hijack ships off the coast of Somalia were thwarted

October 30, 2008
Total Views: 17

Tuesday, October 28, 2008
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Mini Contest: What Is This?

We are giving away a free SPOT t-shirt to the first person who can tell us about what is going on in this image. Let us know in the

October 28, 2008
Total Views: 18

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Bayonne Bridge Is No Easy (or cheap) Fix

The Port of New York and New Jersey have recently announced that the raising or replacing of the Bayonne Bridge could be upwards of $2B.  The bridge, which

October 28, 2008
Total Views: 54

Monday, October 27, 2008
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Maritime Monday 133

Welcome to this 133rd edition of Maritime Monday. You can find Maritime Monday 83 here. (Published 5 November 2007) You can find last week’s edition

October 27, 2008
Total Views: 85

Friday, October 24, 2008
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Crane Ship M/V Stanislav Yudin – Interesting Ship of The Week

The Russian Ministry of Gas ordered the self- propelled crane vessel “Stanislav Yudin” from the Finnish Wartsilla shipyard in 1982. The crane

October 24, 2008
Total Views: 605

Thursday, October 23, 2008
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Ballast Free Ships

University of Michigan researchers are investigating a radical new design for cargo ships that would eliminate ballast tanks, the water-filled compartments

October 23, 2008
Total Views: 121

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Delta Queen Could be Seeing Its Final Days in Operation

The famed paddle-wheeled steamboat, the Delta Queen, may be close to making its final commercial voyage come the end of the month. The 82-year-old Delta Queen

October 23, 2008
Total Views: 89

The Science Of Knots
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The Science Of Knots

Photo by AMagill We all know the basics of knots. They rely on friction to cinch against themselves or an object, they reduce the breaking strength of a line

October 23, 2008
Total Views: 98